Mers Bryan

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. Origin: Received from France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
63-76 mm ^b

Fruit Width
76-88 mm ^b

Ribbing
prominent ribs base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull brownish orange, pink or red streaks ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, rather soft ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 306   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have fine, rather soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Mers Bryan

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register